The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-16
PRINCESS CLEMENIiNE -OlENtG or tHf
BILGAIAN sOBRANJL

This remarkable lutrruautc is u4u, inter-
Of that Louis Philippe OBJ Philip of Orleans,
who was made king of tie French by
the revolution OF 1880, who Wa d.tlIQnld
and cxiled bs the revolution Of is s and who
died in England iu $50 lie N4s Lescended
On the father side from brother oi Louis
XIV and was, therefore oi the Oricanst
branch Of the old BomL.us When Tie
French drove away Charlie y aud finally
DESTROYED the OLD bourhou regime lhc-.n
they decided upon liberal coz constitutional
monarchy aud made Louis Philippe King
Since his dethronemeut the Orleni.ta have
claimed that the true right 90 Tine crown Is
in that family. from HIM 30 descended 60 las
son, the Duke a. Orleans. alI ou his death 90
his son. the present Count Di Paris similarly
the claims of the more direct line descended
10 the Count of Chamb1rl. and 90 1913 the
Count Of Paris acknONlel -ld him a- the true
heir; but lac died in les3. and now AN the
Orleanists, and perhaps "a majority of the
Legitimsts. c0nccde that the Count of Paris
is entitled 20 their allegiance accord
ing 10 the bargain made Ia 1913 instead
Of that Younger Count OF Chamhord
who modesty calls himself Horny y, and
claims 10 be entitled 70 the throne both Of
France and SPAIN This Count of Paris and
his brother the Duke of Charities served in the
American civil war as voluntary aides TO Gen.
Mcclellan Add that Princess Clomentine is
his amt. that they are we'll and widely con
nected with various noble and royal families,
that the royalist faction in France is now al
most a unit in their favor, that the ladies of
the Austrian cOurt are particularly devoted
10 them, aud that Clementine's SON lerdi-
nand is Just now ruler Of Bulgaria, and il
will be plain that they have st in their power
20 do a deal of mischief. War nearly always
strengthens the despOtic element i'm a govern
ment; war would therefore strengthen the
royalist party IN France, as we'll as punish
the car for his Interference with Bulgaria,
and TO serve these selfish, spitoful ends these
intrigucrs were ready 80 plunge ah Europe
into war Of untold horrors And 10 do this
they stopped 10 the low crime of forgery,
sending 10 the ear menacing letters purpOrt
inc 10 be semi official from Bismarck
In 1913 when King Louis Philippe was at
the height Of his power, his daughter Glenn
entino was married 10 Prince August iud.
wig Of SAKE Coburg Gotta lie died in ISL,
leaving her AN immense fortune which,
AOittl 10 HOi OWN NtaAANAf NAANtANN ElAtti,
makes her one Of the richest princosses IN the
world. She is the mother Of three SONS and
two daughters, and tho youngest child is
Ferdinand, always his mothers Ivorite for
whom she has spent a lifetime Of plotting. In
Vienna She owns a PAL sc second only 10 the
royal and ducal residences. but lives most Of
the time on her immense estate at Ebenthal
IN eastern Austria There Prince Ferdinand
spent most of his youth, aud there he re
ceived the delegation from Bulgaria which
announced 10 him that the sobranje of that
country had chosen hiH as ruler, with the
title Of prince. His mother received them
Jointly with him The intrigues Of Russia to
make Prince Ferdinand's throne unstable
are recent history, and his mothers hatred Of
the car may be imagined. Sho is now at
sofia, capital Of Bulgaria, excrting herself TO
snliyen the court OF her son and make